Patients and doctors need better education on leprosy
May 11, 2016, at 07:53 pm
Edgbaston, May 11 (IBNS) Better education for both patients and doctors on how to spot the early symptoms of leprosy would help to reduce cases of the disease in Brazil, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
NASA's Kepler Mission announces largest collection of planets ever discovered
May 11, 2016, at 02:58 pm
Washington, May 11 (IBNS): NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date.
5.3 earthquake hits Andaman Islands, no casualty
May 10, 2016, at 05:19 am
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Andaman Islands on Monday, officials said.
Transit of mercury over the solar disc visible in Kolkata
May 10, 2016, at 12:21 am
Kolkata, May 9 (IBNS) The transit of mercury over the solar disc took place and was visible in Kolkata as speculated by the scientists, officials said.
Chief Minister of Odisha flags off 20 astronomers’ visit to ISRO Bengaluru
May 09, 2016, at 05:58 am
Bhubaneswar/ Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on Sunday flagged off the exposure visit of the top twenty budding astronomers of the state to Satellite Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru in a function held at Naveen Niwas, Bhubaneswar.
Earthquake hits Meghalaya, northeastern states
May 08, 2016, at 03:49 am
Shillong, May 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Meghalaya and other northeastern states on Saturday, officials said.
UCI astronomers determine precise mass of a giant black hole
May 07, 2016, at 02:12 am
Irvine, May 6 (IBNS) Astronomers from the University of California, Irvine and other universities have derived a highly precise measurement of the mass of a black hole at the center of a nearby giant elliptical galaxy.
4.1 earthquake hits Uttarakhand
May 06, 2016, at 02:43 pm
Dehradun , May 6 (IBNS0): An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Rcihter Scale hit Uttarakhand on Thursday, officials said on Friday.
Coal endangers India's fresh water sources: Greenpeace India
May 06, 2016, at 05:04 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS) Even as the country reels under severe drought, information secured by Greenpeace suggests that India's "coal-hungry government" is willing to overlook policy meant to protect the country’s pristine forests, wildlife and the fresh-water sources.
CSE lambasts auto industry for misleading public on vehicular pollution
May 06, 2016, at 03:17 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has condemned the "misleading number game and motivated campaign of the auto industry to claim that vehicles in Delhi are an insignificant source of pollution and should be left alone."
Fort McMurray wildfire in Alberta Canada deemed extreme
May 05, 2016, at 03:14 pm
California, May 5 (IBNS) The Fort McMurray wildfire hazard has been deemed "extreme" by the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website. This wildfire in the Fort McMurray area of Alberta remains out of control and has burned approximately 7,686 hectares (almost 19,000 acres) in a heavily populated area.
Pluto’s interaction with the Solar Wind is unique, study finds
May 05, 2016, at 03:13 pm
California, May 5 (IBNS) Pluto behaves less like a comet than expected and somewhat more like a planet like Mars or Venus in the way it interacts with the solar wind, a continuous stream of charged particles from the sun.
Surgery patients in lower income countries have three times greater risk of dying: Study
May 05, 2016, at 04:58 am
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS): New research has shown that patients undergoing emergency surgery in lower income countries have a three times greater chance of dying than in higher income countries.
Extended rest between weight lifting sets could help muscle growth
May 05, 2016, at 04:38 am
London, May 4 (IBNS) Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that extended rest intervals between sets of weight-lifting could help with muscle growth.
Care24 ventures into the Mother and Infant care segment
May 05, 2016, at 03:35 am
Mumbai, May 4 (IBNS) Care24, a Mumbai based home healthcare service provider, has announced the launch of its Mother and Infant care segment.
Monsoon likely to hit by May-end, early June: Govt
May 04, 2016, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): The government on Wednesday said the Monsoon is expected to hit Kerala by May-end or early June.
May 04, 2016, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian scientists, who are among the recipients of the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
Nihal Bitla, face of Progeria in India, passes away
May 04, 2016, at 05:36 pm
Telangana, May 4 (IBNS) Nihal Bitla, the face of Progeria in India, passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Telangana,reports said.
NASA Study: Rising carbon dioxide levels will help and hurt crops
May 04, 2016, at 03:20 pm
California, May 4 (IBNS) Elevated carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere may increase water-use efficiency in crops and considerably mitigate yield losses due to climate change, according to a new NASA study.
The transit of Mercury over the disk of the Sun on Monday
May 04, 2016, at 03:12 am
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS):A transit of Mercury over the disc of the Sun will take place in the afternoon of May 9.
NASA to provide coverage of May 9 Mercury Transit of the Sun
May 04, 2016, at 03:11 am
California, May 3 (IBNS) NASA is inviting media and viewers around the world to see a relatively rare celestial event, with coverage of the Monday, May 9 transit of the sun by the planet Mercury.
Children react physically to stress from their social network: Research
May 04, 2016, at 02:39 am
Columbia, May 3 (IBNS) Research has shown the significance of social relationships in influencing adult human behavior and health; however, little is known about how children’s perception of their social networks correlates with stress and how it may influence development.
Odd-even formula 2.0 worked but farm fires and forest fires played spoilsport: CSE
May 04, 2016, at 02:22 am
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released its analysis of air quality data during the second phase of odd and even scheme- from April 15 to April 30.
Kolkata to get 'good' pre-monsoons rains, says Skymet
May 04, 2016, at 02:12 am
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS) Private weather forecaster Skymet Weather on Tuesday said Kolkata is likely to experience first spell of pre-Monsoon showers during May.
Electric buses for Rohtang Pass
May 03, 2016, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS) The union government has approved in principle for funding 75% of the cost of 25 electric buses subject to maximum of Rs.37.50 crore to the state government of Himachal Pradesh, informed Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, G.M. Siddeshwara in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Earth's new lightning capital revealed
May 03, 2016, at 03:25 pm
California, May 3 (IBNS) Earth has a new lightning capital, according to a recent study using observations from the Lightning Imaging Sensor onboard NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission.
Promising worlds found around nearby ultra-cool Dwarf Star
May 03, 2016, at 03:17 pm
California, May 3 (IBNS) Astronomers using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory have discovered three planets with sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth, orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.
NASA researchers improve hazardous weather forecasts
May 03, 2016, at 02:54 pm
California, May 3 (IBNS) Forecasts play key roles in many people’s lives, from planning picnics at the park, to cancelling flights and avoiding weather-related tragedies. Because weather can be a life-or-death matter, researchers work hard to develop new technology and ways to provide earlier and more accurate forecasts.
Seventh rhino poached in Kaziranga, four forest department staff arrested
May 03, 2016, at 12:55 am
Guwahati, May 2 (IBNS) One more rhino has been killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park in Assam according to media reports on Monday, which has taken up the number of rhinos killed in Assam to eight in 2016 alone.
Kasauli: Forest fire reaches boarding school, children evacuated
May 02, 2016, at 11:07 pm
Kasauli, May 2 (IBNS) School children were evacuated after forest fire reached a boarding school in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli town.